to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to lose sight of; to miss
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
mechanism; organization; organisation
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
the other day; a few days ago
to laugh away; to laugh off
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus